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Week 2 of the NFL season is wrapped up. The Lions are 0-2, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Patrick Mahomes are lighting up scoreboards and the Jaguars are making a statement in the AFC. How do this week's power rankings shape out? Free Press writer Dave Birkett gives his list: Sergio Estrada, Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports

18. Ravens (1-1) | Last game: Lost to the Bengals, 34-23 | Previous ranking: 10 | The buzz: Ravens rank second in the NFL in total defense, behind only Washington. David Kohl, David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports

30. Lions (0-2) | Last game: Lost to the 49ers, 30-27 | Previous ranking: 30 | The buzz: Lions have December road games against the only teams lower on this list than them. Kyle Terada, Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

32. Bills (0-2) | Last game: Lost to the Chargers, 31-20 | Previous ranking: 32 | The buzz: The Bills are so bad one of their players retired during Sunday’s game Timothy T. Ludwig, Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports

He was ruled out of the game immediately after being examined by doctors, and also was evaluated for a concussion (but returned) in a Week 1 loss to the New York Jets.

Shead was one of the Lions’ first free-agent additions of the offseason. He had an inconsistent training camp and played 48 snaps in the team’s preseason finale against the Cleveland Browns, but he also spent some time with the first-team defense early in camp.

But Shead struggled and then missed time with an undisclosed injury before he was released.

The Lions saved about $1.5 million salary cap room when they cut Shead, though they still owed him $500,000 in guaranteed salary and paid him a $1-million signing bonus in March.

If Slay can’t play in Sunday night’s game against the New England Patriots, Shead could vie for playing time at corner with Teez Tabor, who started last week but was benched, and Nevin Lawson, with Jamal Agnew playing in some sub packages and Dee Virgin available off the bench.

Last year, the Lions had six players suffer concussions during the regular season and five of those players missed at least the next week's game. The one who didn't, Glover Quin, had an extra week of rest because he suffered his injury before the bye.

Contact Carlos Monarrez at cmonarrez@freepress.com or follow him on Twitter @cmonarrez.